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08/09/2010
Christchurch earthquake
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Was it predictable? We say yes. Three moon factors are to blame. And watch out for another big one in 6 months time.
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23/08/2010
Daily Weather Blog 23 August
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Watch Ken live in the flesh each day!
Today's clip; 23 August 2010.
Officially the last day of winter, but not weatherwise. Snow this week and later the higher tides could bring some local flooding.
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13/08/2010
Derry August 2010 and beyond
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A report for Derry in Northern Ireland, looking at rain, sun, temperatures, snow etc for all months up to December, and a quick look at next year. Cost: 4EURO
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12/08/2010
Ken Ring, the Moonman, and lunar science
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Ken Ring is perhaps Australia and NZ's only published longrange weather forecaster.
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11/08/2010
Snow Report 2010 to 2020
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A summary of snow seasons 2010 to 2020. Which month to avoid in 2010, and the best time to go to the slopes, and also an understanding of the perspective of the cycle of changes over the next decade.
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22/07/2010
Ireland farmers harvesting update
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For most counties, driest periods should be the second and third weeks in August, or the second half of October.
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15/07/2010
County Kerry Lookahead Report
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From now to the end of the year, what sunshine can be expected? Will summer return? This report covers Killarney and Tralee with a sideways look to Limerick and Cork. Cost: 4EURO
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13/07/2010
Extreme weather not yet in the news
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Here you'll get what we think is going to happen up to two months beforehand. You'll be told about it before any other metservice or news channel.
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07/07/2010
August 2010, 7-package Ireland Report
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Report for Ireland for all of August, delivered to your inbox. Includes weather diary, isobaric maps, rain and frost maps, fishing and planting calendars, city temperature trends. Cost: 5 EURO
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02/07/2010
Ireland Autumn Report 2010
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After a predictably good summer season now coming to an end, everyone is wondering what trends autumn 2010 will bring. 4 EURO
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02/07/2010
2011 Rugby Weather
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What rugby weather can we expect for 2011? Especially important to know beforehand when taking children to cold, wet and windy venues.
Cost: 9.95
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01/07/2010
Ireland Summer report 2010
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Apart from a window in June, summer of 2009 was disappointing, saved by a fortnight during September. This year everyone is wondering what summer 2010 will bring.
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28/06/2010
New Zealand Report for 2010 WINTER and BEYOND
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A choc-filled document of summaries, tables and maps covering the period from now til the end of 2010 for all NZ towns, including snow reports. Cost: 9.95
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21/06/2010
Ireland summer ending soon
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So far our predictions have held true. But the holiday weather may not last. Chances of good rain are coming in July.
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14/06/2010
The real Oil Catastrophe?
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Is the Gulf of Mexico oil spill an opportunity for oil companies and governments to hike prices?
What the media won't tell you.
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18/05/2010
Northland Drought Report 2010
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Expectations for all districts north of Auckland, May-December 2010. Of great importance to farmers because despite the recent rain another drought is looming. Includes written analyses, tables and graphs, rain, temps, water table variations. Cost: $9
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07/05/2010
Australian Snow report 2010
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This pdf downloadable snow report will tell you when to book to go to the Australian slopes. It covers three main skifields: VIC (Falls Creek, Mt Buffalo), NSW(Perisher and Thredbo) and TAS(St Clair). Only $8AUSD for a limited-time offer.
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22/04/2010
NZ Snow/Ski Report 2010
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A 8-pdf package that tells you when it is worth going to the slopes. $11
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19/04/2010
The Moon and the Volcano
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Mt Pinatubo in 1991 did not cause any ongoing global change in either temperatures or sunshine levels. Neither will the Iceland volcano have any detrimental effect on the atmosphere.
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13/04/2010
Waikato Drought Report
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An analysis of trends in the Waikato-Bay of Plenty region for the rest of the 2010 year
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04/04/2010
Moon cycles, a summary
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In response to readers' queries we are offering this short summary of how to predict weather at your location using the three main cycles of the moon.
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15/03/2010
Gold Coast Outlook
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The cyclones are forming in the northeast as part of the cyclone and monsoonal season that lasts until April. What happens next? Should Queenslanders go camping over Easter?
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13/03/2010
How did we do?
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What we said either in print or on radio, against what has provably happened. Make up your own mind about our accuracy.
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03/03/2010
Stories you can use
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Recent developments in the case for climate change
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02/03/2010
The tsunami and the moon
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An earthquake near Chile measured 8.8 on the Richter scale. It was shallow enough to send a ripple across the ocean towards NZ. Tsunami risks for NZ only come from the east. It is no coincidence that the moon is far closer to us right now.
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26/02/2010
Queensland Outlook
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Now that summer is ended people are wondering what is in store for the State in months to come. Cairns is safe and in for a lot of rain, but after April other areas may be parched.
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26/02/2010
Ireland and UK weather
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The best summer weather is likely to be short this year, spanning only from the last part of May to early June and from the last week in June to mid July.
There should be plenty of rain again, but at least some summer days when they are usually expected.
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25/01/2010
Times and tides
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Not only do the oceans have tides, but the Earth (Land) also does, with a visco-elastic deformation of the earth under the action of the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun. Here are some observations and folklores to think about.
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25/01/2010
Is The Weather Fickle, or Just the Forecasters?
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The country’s meteorologists seem to be reacting to weather rather than predicting it and saying its getting more unpredictable. Should we now wait nervously for the next lot of bizarre weather behaviour to descend on us? Lets not forget the Grand Weather Cycles…!
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25/01/2010
Whither our weather
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Those whose livelihoods depend on the weather in NZ know that there are two major systems that contribute to our climate. But the shape of continents, latitude and the distribution of ocean currents are also contributors.
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25/01/2010
Why The Drought Is nearly Gone
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More evidence that the Australian drought is nearly over can be found by looking at the timing of past droughts, and identifying a pattern. So, lets get to grips with the El Nino / La Nina oscillations.
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25/01/2010
The turning of the tide
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The world's leading economies, who couldn't agree on any actual policy on climate change at the G-8 Summit in Italy last July, opted instead to command the clouds, the seas and all of the Earth to cool, with a decree “the increase in global average temperature above pre-industrial levels shall not exceed 2 degrees [Celsius]”. Doesn’t this sound a bit like the vain attempts of King Canute to stop the waves?
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24/01/2010
Some level-headed thinking please
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The predicted increase in sea-levels keeps rising, with each scientific body trying to out-do the other with more and more preposterous claims. So, how can each of them be correct when there is no consensus amongst any of them?
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24/01/2010
Perigees on the move
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Extreme weather events that wreck havoc - why? The answer lies in the Moon's declinations and perigees.
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24/01/2010
Returns of a Cold Sun
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A time travel adventure across New Zealand shows that the 36 year Sun tide cycle may not bode well for winter of 2010, which looks rather frighteningly like the winter of 1939 returning. Temperatures in the world are always tied to solar activity.
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24/01/2010
Sea and Air
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Computer modeling allows us to invent a different story by manipulating data to create trends… Has the IPCC been making up evidence? Lets compare the carbon footprints of a plane to that of a snails slime trail…
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24/01/2010
Whether or not to shoot the messenger
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As political commentators do occasionally get elections wrong, and doctors can make wrong diagnoses, so it is at times with weather forecasts. Here is a discussion about some of the pitfalls in this business known as weather prediction.
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24/01/2010
Is oil running out – or in?
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Are we being screwed by the oil companies, big time? Do they create false shortages so they can raise prices however they wish?
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24/01/2010
Stopping Climate Change
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The call to arms at the moment is that "we must stop climate change". While we are at it we might also want to stop earthquakes, volcanoes and possibly the rotation of Earth, for all those contribute to the change of climate. So, what else do we need to do to stop “climate change”?
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02/10/2009
Moon on the move
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Declination is when the moon changes latitudes every 13 days. Taking the equator as starting point, after 7 days the moon is over Japan, over the next 7 days the equator, 7 days later over Brisbane and 7 days later back to the equator. In just one day, the distance traveled is equivalent to Oamaru to Blenheim.
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02/10/2009
Watch out for perigee
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Certain moon positions cause more-cyclone years. This article discusses the role of perigees.
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01/10/2009
An Inexact Science
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Scientists are partly to blame for calling weather forecasting a 'science'.
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01/10/2009
Do Planets have Weather?
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“When the trees and leaves are rustling it makes the wind” - Emma (7)
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01/10/2009
Does China's pollution affect the planet?
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Is there any truth to the media commentary at the moment about Beijing smog and soot, and some environmentalists have been linking pollution in that city to their global warming concerns and the threat to the planet?
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01/10/2009
Does Mercury drop the mercury?
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On November 9th, the tiny spot moving across the face of the Sun wasn't some newly discovered weird roving sunspot. It was Earth's sister planet Mercury in a totally predictable transit in front of the Sun.
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01/10/2009
El Nino Explained
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El Niño and La Niña have a simple explanation. There are only two basic points to remember.
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01/10/2009
Frozen is more normal
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We hear much about how "fragile" or "delicate" the Earth and its climate are now considered to be, and how very easily we can go beyond "tipping point".
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